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Singapore’s air pollution worst in world as haze shuts Malaysia schools

Reported by 4 outlets from 4 countries, in 2 languages, between 7 Oct 2026 and 10 Oct 2026.

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Haze from wildfires in Indonesia has caused air pollution in Singapore to reach a world-worst level. This pollution blanketed the region, leading to the closure of all schools in the Malaysian state of Johor. The toxic haze is impacting countries across South East Asia.

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  1. Singapore’s air pollution worst in world as haze shuts Malaysia schools Headline of the event's most representative article · South China Morning Post, 7 Oct 2026
  2. Where it happened: Singapore. Other places involved: Malaysia. See on the map
  3. Reported by 4 outlets from 4 countries, in 2 languages, between 7 Oct 2026 and 10 Oct 2026.4 articles · See all headlines

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Malaysia

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Hong Kong1
Paraguay1
United Kingdom1
Other countries1

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  1. First article seen: “Singapore’s air pollution worst in world as haze shuts Malaysia schools”
  2. 1 new outlet, including “Singapore's air hits world's worst as haze shuts every school in neighboring Malaysian state”
  3. 1 new outlet, including “Aire contaminado reduce visibilidad en Singapur y dispara afecciones de salud en Malasia”

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Articles about the same fact are automatically grouped into one event, in every language. Each outlet counts once, whatever its number of articles. The country, owner and reputation of an outlet are never used. Analysis no. 76 of , engine 0.1.0.